Cover-fastener for egg-cases



W. B. SMITH.

, COVER PASTE-NEE FOR EGG GASES. No. 331,916. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT rrrca.

W'ILLIAM'BRUEN SMITH, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

COVER-FASTENER FOR'EGG-CASES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,916, dated December8, 1885.

Application filed September 26, 1885. Serial No. 178,273. (No model.)

To aZZ 2072,0121, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM B. SMITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cover-Fasteners forEgg-Gases, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in cover-fasteners for egg-cases;and it consists in the peculiar.ecnstruction and arrangement of devices,that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointedout in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of an egg-ease providedwith a coverfastener embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detailedvertical sectional view of the fast-- ener and a portion of the case andcover. Fig. 3 is a similar view with the spring in another position.

A represents an egg case or carrier, provided on its ends withtransverse horizontal cleats 13, secured near its upper edge. A cover orlid, 0, fits on the upper side of the case, and is provided withdepending end cleats or flanges, D, which rest on the cleats B when thecover is placed on the box or case.

The case and the cover are preferably made of wood, but may be made ofany other suit- 7 able material.

In the center of each of the cleatsB is made a vertical recess, 1), theinner side of which is inclined inwardly and upwardly, as shown. Thecleats or flanges D are provided also with vertical recesses (Z, thatregister with recesses 12 when the cover is placed on the case.

E represents flat metallic spring-plates having their upper ends curvedoutwardly. These spring-plates are secured at their lower ends in therecesses Z) by screws F, are provided at their centers with openings eand near their upper ends with openings 0, and bear inwardly which studsthe openings e of the springs engage, thus securing the cover to thecase.

Through the openings 6 of the springs pass headed screws F, that enterthe cleats B, and may be either driven into the said cleats far enoughto have their heads bear against the outer sides of the springs, orunscrewed sufficiently to leave a slight space between the springs andthe heads of the screws, so that the springs may be moved outwardly attheir upper ends to disengage the studs and release the cover. hen thescrews F are driven home, the upper ends of the springs are not givensuflicient play to enable them to disengage the studs and release thecover, thus securing the cover against being removed until after thescrews F have been unscrewed to the position shown in Fig. 3.

A fastening thus constructed is cheap and simple, secures the coverfirmly to the case, and adapts it to be readily removed therefrom. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination of the casehaving the recesses b, and the springplates secured in said recesses,with the cover having the recesses cl, and with which the free ends ofthe springplates engage when the cover is piaced on the case, and thelocking-screws F, having the heads adapted to bear on the spring-plates,to prevent play of the latter or to release them, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVILLIAM BRUEN SMITH.

Witnesses:

FRED NEUER, WALTER SMITH.

